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Dated: 12-01-2010 02:00:00 The 8th IREN Eastern Africa Media Training Workshop
Theme: The Billionth African
Date: 17- 20 March 2010
Venue: Imperial Royale Hotel,
Kampala, Uganda
Africa's billionth baby was born last year. The billionth baby could be the next generation leader of Africa…or just another mouth to feed. The current education, cultural, political, environmental and trading systems present a great challenge for the continent’s billionth baby. If the status quo is allowed to prevail, Africa risks loosing its baby by drowning as it attempts to cross the Mediterranean Sea to Europe. The 2 day workshop will focus on how the billionth baby will become Africa’s transformational leader.
The Inter Region Economic Network (IREN) offers Communication Managers, Business Development Managers and Journalists in the Eastern Africa Region an opportunity to participate in shaping the future of the billionth African during the 8th IREN Eastern Africa Media Training Workshop.
Topics of Discussion
- Education system: Human Resource and Attitude
- The Youth: Unemployment and Migration
- Governance: The Ballot Box and Leadership
- Entrepreneurship : Producer vs. Consumer
- Technology : The Internet and Cell Phone Revolution
The background
For the last seven years, IREN has trained over 230 journalists who cover business, development and governance issues from various independent media houses in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Ethiopia Ghana and Zambia. The annual training aims at exposing media practitioners to factors that influence events in the world and to principles of wealth creation.
The 8th IREN Eastern Africa Media Training Workshop set for 17-20 March 2010, under the theme: ‘The Billionth African’ will seek to explore the life of the billionth African, the challenges it will face and the opportunities it presents for the prosperity of the continent.
2003-2009 Media Training Workshop Themes
Date Theme
2003 World Trade Organization
2004 Business and International Trade
2005 Property Rights in the African Context
2006 Conquering poverty through Business in Eastern Africa
2007 Turning Africa People into a Resource
2008 The Role of the Media in Positioning Africa in the 21st Century
2009 Africa Resources Conflict: Whose Interests Does the Press Serve?
Participation Criteria
The training workshop is open to all communication managers, business development mangers, journalists and other communication experts in Africa. Interested participants should send the following
– Duly filled application form (Click here to Down Load)
– A brief bio
Your Investment
Day Scholar Rates: Kshs 15,000 (USD 200) for the entire training.
Full Board Rates (including accommodation for 3 nights): Kshs 60,000(USD 800) for the entire training.
Travel: All participants to make their own travel arrangements to and from the venue.
Draft Workshop Schedule
Key Facilitators: James Shikwati, Director IREN, Anne Mugoya, Business Development Manager IREN
Day 1- 18th March 2010
8.30- 9.00 Opening Remarks –Veni Swai , Programme Officer Friedrich Naumann Stiftung für die Freiheit, James Shikwati, Director IREN
9.00- 10.00 Key Note Address ‘What type of Transformational Leadership does Africa need?’ - Dr Olum Yasin, Lecturer Makerere University Uganda
10.00-10.30 Tea Break
10.30 -12.00 Workshop 1: Governance: The Ballot Box and Leadership
12.00- 1.00 Workshop 2: Education System: Human Resource and Attitude
1.00- 2.00 Lunch Break
2.00-2.30 Session Speaker: ‘From Citizenship to ‘Netizenship’ Chambi Chachage, An independent researcher, newspaper columnist and policy analyst, Tanzania
2.30- 4.00 Workshop 3: Technology: The Internet and Cell Phone Revolution
4.00- 4.30 Tea Break
5.00 – 5.15 Wrap up
Day 2 19th March 2010
8.30- 9.00 Session Speaker: ‘What role can the youth play in Development of Africa?’ Bakari Machumu, Managing Editor, The Citizen, Tanzania
9.00-10.30 Workshop 4: The Youth: Migration
10.30-11.00 Tea Break
11.00-1.00 Workshop 5: The Youth: Unemployment
1.00- 2.00 Lunch Break
2.00- 3.30 Workshop 6: The Consumer and the Producer
3.30- 4.00 Tea Break
4.00-5.00 Resolutions
5.00 Closing of the workshop
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